Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-07-29

TOLEDO, July %.
The republican State convention at Toledo.
Ohio, was called to order at 10 O'Clock this
morning by temporary chairman Ryan. Elk.
Governor Charles Foster, chairman of the
committee on resolutions, read the platform
as follows:
The republican party in convention asse M
bled, submits to the people of Ohio the fol-
lowing declaration of its principles:
/. We are in favor of prote ctive tariff
to secure to American citizens the privilege
of supplying every article which can be pro-
duced as well in the United States as 10 9TH
er countries, and sufficiently to supply Amer
ican wants. Such tariff means deman
for and gives employment to the labor of
American citizens and thereby aids in secur-
ing a just compensation for labor. We de-
nounce the OHIO dem, cratic platform of tariff
for revenue only, whicn demands indiscrimi-
nate reduction in ali duties on imported ar
ticles, the effect of which would be TO en-
courage importation, thus giving American
patronage to foreign Producers and foreign
LABOR rather than our own.
2. While we adhere to the public policy
under which our country has received from
Europe great bodies of honest, industrious
citlZens, who have added to the wealth, pro-
gress and power Of our country and while
we welcome to our shores the well disposed
and industrious immigrant, who contributes
by his emery and intelligence to the cause of
free government, we view with alarm the un-
restricted immigration from foreign lands as
dangerous To the peace and good order of the
country and the integrity and character Of its
citlzenship. We urge Congress to pass such
laws and establish such regulations as shall
protect US from inroads of the anarchist,
communist, the poygamist, tue fugitive from
justice, the insane, the dependent paupers,
the vicious and criminal classes of contract
labor In every form, under any name, and
all others who seek our shores, not to be.
come part of our civIliz ton and citizen.
ship, who acknowledge no allegiance to our
laws, no sympathy with our aims and institu-
tons, but who come among US TO make war
upon society, to diminish the dignity and re-
wards of American money men anu degrade
our labor to their level. Against ali these
our gates should be closed But while fa-
voring every honorable and pracucable meas
ure to protect American labor against the
evil effects of foreign immigration, We rec
ognize the dangers which menace it at home,
subversive OF its dignity and power, the bold
and persistent usurp.tion In many of the
States ot its political rights and privileges.
The CONDITION OF men who labor in the North
cannot be maintained or improved SO long as
men who labor in the South are wrongtully
deprived OF the rights and powers of Amerl-
can citizenship. Then labor me- in close
and immediate comp, titlon a Neither can
be degraded without striking at the prosperity
and independence Of the oth,r. Recognizing
the plain truths we demand free ballot and
tree count in all sections OF the country. We
demand it, and will ever demand II, as the
entire source of justice to the real producers
of prosperity and wealth and the sole securl-
ty of republican free institutions.
3. We depreciate national strife and di-
vision. We have placed the war with its
hates aud Its revenges behind US. But the
settlements of the war must stand irrevoca-
BILE, respected, honored and observed In
every part of the republic. More we have
never demanded. Less We will not have.
Congress should extend its constitutional
authority and take control and supervision
of elections Of representatives to Congress.
4. We damapd such duties ON wool and
the manufacture thereof, as will secure the
American market to American producers.
dent Cleyeland's administration by the secre-
tary of the treasury in his annual report of
December 6, 1886, for the immediate passage
of an act placing raw wool upon the free list,
and we denounce the State platform which
proclsims its hearty and unqualified endorse
ment of sad administration and de- mands the
reduction of the present duties on wool and
woilen goods. Such reduction would des-
troy the wool growing and manufacturing in
dustries, would invite large imports, break
down Amt riean competition and give the
control OF our market to foreign productions.
We earnestly protest against the decisions OF
the secretary of the treasury in customs cases
in the interest OF foreign producers and
foreign labor as in opposition to the
letter and spirit of the tariff laws.
8 We favor liberal pensions to soldiers
and sa RS of the union, adequate appropria-
tions for the improvement of our national
water ways. and national aid to education
If too much revenue be collected to NEE,
these and other public needs we demand that
the first step in reduction thereof shall be the
abolition of the int. rnal tax upon American
grown tobacco.
6. The public lands of the United States
should be sscredly held for the use and ben
eft of actual settlers alone, and laws prohib
iting ownership of these lands by corpora
tons and nonresident aliens should be rigid
ly enforced.
T. While we condemn the false pretence
of President ClevelanG's administration OF
the civil service law, we advocate the main
tenance and proper enforcement of said Law
and demand such additional legislation s'
will remove appointments from partisan in
fiuence.
s. The republican party has ever beer
the friend of oppressed nationalites, and We
extend our hearty sympathy to Gladstone
Parnell and their associates in their effort:
to secure home rule for Ireland.
9. We condemn the action of President
Cleveland in vetoing the pension bills, and
especially denounce the spirit manifested to-
wards manned and disabled soldiers of the
country in the language in which certain o.
his vetoes are couched; and we condemn as
unjust aud unmeritt d bis veto of the depend
ent pension bill and declare that il was in
plain violation of the nations pledges to its
defenders and of the oft repeated promises OF
the democratic party of the north, made dur
ing political campaigns to secure votes. We
demand of Congress that it pass, and of the
President that he approve liberal enactment'
pensoning the soldiers of the country, tina
helpless widows, regardless of the cause q
death, dependent parents and disabled sol
eiers shall receive bounty of the natior
they fought to save and which they richly de
serve.
10. While favoring all proper Legislation
to secure patentees their just right to theil
inventions. we ask such legislation by Con